Project Grant ED22DEN3030048

This $3.95 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports Pulaski County, Arkansas in extending rail service to the Port of Little Rock to bolster manufacturing business growth. Funded through the EDA's Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program, the County will relocate an existing road to serve future manufacturing companies in the area. Once completed, the project is expected to create jobs, attract private investment, and strengthen the...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.16 million Project Grant to Cole County, Missouri under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities federal grant program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support Cole County's development of a multimodal transload facility and rail spur extension within the Algoa Industrial Park in Jefferson City, Missouri. Scheduled for completion by August 2029, the project aims to provide regional...

The Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission (SE Missouri Regional Planning) will receive $379,167 under a Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a seven-county region in southeast Missouri from January 2022 through March 2025. The CEDS process brings together...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2,970,000 Project Grant to Union County, Arkansas under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support the construction of railroad infrastructure and a cross-docking facility at the El Dorado Industrial Park to serve manufacturing businesses in the area. This project aims to diversify the regional economy and support expansion of the manufacturing industry by providing the...

The Meramec Regional Planning Commission received a $325,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for an eight-county region in eastern Missouri through March 2025. As part of this EDA Planning program award, the Commission will...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $840,000 Project Grant to the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the five-county region of Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, and Williamson Counties in Illinois from July 2022 through...

The County of Ralls, Missouri was awarded a $100,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 11.303) to conduct an economic feasibility study and community outreach from October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. The study will analyze market demand, competition, and identify opportunities to increase economic resiliency and stability in the region surrounding Mark Twain Lake...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $8.056 million project grant under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program to the Marquette TECH District Foundation Inc. The grant funds the Southern Missouri Innovation Network project, which aims to accelerate technology-based economic development across a predominantly rural, historically distressed 47-county region. The project combines efforts from Missouri State University and the Codefi Foundation to help...

The Boonslick Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) received a $420,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the agency's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The three-year award beginning April 1, 2021 will support BRPC's partnership planning efforts to create a regional economic development plan for the Warrenton, Missouri area through March 2024. As part of EDA's Planning program, BRPC will...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $1,532,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Perry County Fiscal Court in Kentucky on November 1, 2023. This grant supports the delivery of community infrastructure projects in the Appalachian region, with a planned completion date of October 31, 2026. As the county government entity, Perry County Fiscal Court will utilize the ARC grant funding to undertake various infrastructure improvements across...